Painless Laser Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation
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Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation?: Commentary
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Acupuncture
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1933-6586,1933-6594
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2018.1295